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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1978—PAGE 3A
Board to keep buses
BY JEFF SEDDON
The Huron County
Board of Education may
attempt to squeeze a few
more miles out of board
owned school buses to
alleviate financial
pressures that are
cramping the board's
capital expenditures and
equipment replacement
programs.
Board chairman John
Elliott told the board at
its final session Monday
night the practice of
automatically renewing
six board owned buses
every year may be un-
necessary pointing out
that some of the money
spent on new vehicles
could be funnelled into
other areas.
The suggestion was
made when the board was
asked by John Cochrane,
director of education, to
approve a five year
capital expense forecast.
Cochrane explained to
the board that the five
year program is required
by the ministry of
education for Ontario to
permit the province to set
down a provincial
spending forecast. The
director said the province
has met the requirements
of the Huron board with
the exception of one
major area, additional
home economics and
industrial arts facilities
in elementary schools.
Cochrane told the
board that considering
the ministry's record .of
ignoring Huron county's
request for funds to
establish industrial arts
and home ec centres at
Turnberry, Hullett and
Exeter Public Schools the
board could consider not
asking any more.
Cochrane said the futility
of the request indicated
that perhaps the board
should just ask for money
for the continuance of
replacing six school
board owned buses each
year. The bus replacing
practice is done due to
ministry guidelines that
totally depreciate school
buses over seven years.
Elliott suggested that
the boar 's _.Habit of.
replacing six buses a
year may not be
necessary. The chairman
said some of the buses
replaced may be worthy
of more mileage and that
the board could attempt
to keep the vehicles on
the road using the money
saved to establish the
home economic -
industrial arts
classrooms.
Brussels trustee
Donald McDonald noted
that it may not be
possible for the board to
transfer that capital as
easily as that. He said the
ministry might simply
keep the money itself and
give the Huron board only
enough for five buses.
Wingham trustee Jack
Alexander said it ap-
peared as though the six
buses due for
replacement were "let
go" by the board's
transportation depart-
ment so that by the time
they are due to he taken
off the road they are
"shot".. Alexander
suggested that by taking
better care of the vehicles
the board may get more
mileage from them.
Elliott said that some of
the buses may indeed be
scrap but felt sure some
should not be replaced.
He said there may be four
buses due for
replacement and two that
could be kept' on the job,
saving the board the cost
of two new vehicles.. He
said in the past two years
three of the buses the
board has replaced have
been put back into ser-
. vice ,by bus contractors.
The board tenders for the
sale of the vehicles, a
contractor buys them and
keeps them on the road to
transport students under
a contract with the board.
The chairman said two
years ago two of the six
buses the board sold were
put back on the road by
contractors and this year
one of the buses was put
back in service. He
suggested that the board
consider the policy before
it automatically agreed
to it.
Seaforth trustee John
Henderson felt that a
delay could put the board
in a financial dilemma it
faces in other areas.
Henderson said if the
board "lays off a year or
two it may be facing the
same problem it has in
replacing equipment in
technical classrooms( in
the county high schools".
He said the board could
not afford to "keep up to
the situation to avoid
facing large expenditure
it can't handle".
Wingham trustee
Murray Mulvey
suggested undercoating
the new buses to get more
mileage out of them. He
said rust seems to be a
problem the buses are
victimized by pointing
out that in many cases
the vehicles "rust out
before they wear out".
Mulvey said the board
could consider getting the
buses rust proofed when
they aresnetw.
The board agreed to
drop the provision of
industrial arts -home
economics classrooms
from its five year capital
expense forecast and
make provision 'for the
replacement of six board
owned buses. The budget
committee hopes to sit
down with transportation
manager to review the
practice of automatically
replacing six buses a
year.
Help us Protect
Your Children
CLINTON-VANASTRA
BLOCK PARENT ASSOCIATION
If you have not filled in your application to
be a Block Parent, please do so immediately.
Mary and Albert Regier of Huronview, and formerly of Centralia, celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary this week. (photo by Wilma Oke)
Huron couple mark 60th
by Wilma Oke
Albert arl Mary
Regier of Clinton
celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary at
Huronview, Clinton on.
Tuesday, November 28.
They had a family get-
together in the summer to
celebrate the occasion.
Mr. Regier, 86, is the
son of the late Elizabeth
(Krauskopf) and John
Regier. Mrs. Regier, 77,
is the daughter of the late
Maryann (Miller) and
Mark Wild.
The couple, married on
November 28, 1918, at
Mount Carmel. took up
farming in Stephen
Township west of
Crediton. In 1965 they
retired ' to Centralia
where they lived for eight
years. For the past five
years, they, have been
residents of Huronview.
They both enjoy
reading and Mrs. Regier
keeps- busy with knitting
and sewing as well. "Our
children keep us young"
she remarked. They had
a family of 16 children,
with 14 surviving, 75
grandchildren and 32
great grandchildren.
Their sons are Jerome
of Walkerton; Leo of
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Federated WI puts children in limelight
Immunization and a
study of the needs of
children in their com-
munities was the project
that was adopted by the
Provincial Board of the
Federated Women's
Institute of Ontario.
At their annual meting
in Toronto this we k it
was decided that in the
"International Year of
the Child" the 29,000
members in this Province
should be more aware of
the need for good health
care especially in the
young. The members are
to make known to parents
the available protection
and help and to en-
courage total im-
munization as well as
good health care for the
children.
With concern for other
countries as well the
members voted $2,000,
through ACWW to help
India in a program of
nutritive food and
compulsory im-
munization, as well as
help for the mothers in
proper nutrition and child
pare.
The enthusiasm and
growth of the Junior W.I.
was an inspiration. Their
programs are meeting
the needs of .the young
women in their com-
munities.
Mrs. Earl Morden,
after four years as
secretary -treasurer
retired, with Mrs.
Jeanetta Sager of Troy
being secretary and Mrs.
Clifford Ritchie of
Parkhill as the newt
treasurer. Mrs. Clarence
Diamond 'was re-elected
president and Mrs.
Harvey Noblitt of Ottawa
as vice president of
F.W.I.C. on behalf of Ont.
Many members had
attended the unveiling of
the portrait of Miss Helen
Mckercher for the
Canadian Agricultural
Hall of Fame.
Miss Molly McGhee the
Director of Home
Economics, Ministry of
Agriculture and Food
was high in her praise of
the volunteer work of the
members throughout the
Province, particularly
with the 4H clubs and
senior courses. She urged
the members to always
keep good nutrition as a
priority in their work
with a new course being
prepared to assist in this
study.
The Erland Lee Home
Highly specialized ..
• from page lA
"If I can make money on my operation and
owe all this money, then how efficient are some
of these.farmers that have everything paid for?"
he asks.
As a modern farmer, or rather producer, Bob
is quick to learn the latest trends in better far-
ming, and this is reflected in all his operations.
In his feedlot, for instance, the cattle don't
get any hay or silage, except for the -irst day in
the lot. They are fed a ration of raight corn
mixed with a little concentrate. 'j a found that
the feed conversion ratio was b-, ter feeding it to
them straight rather than gr' ding it up," Bob
said.
continues to be a popular
spot with bus loads
coming to view this
historic place and the
continued improvements.
Special days are being
planned for nextvear.
F.W.I.C. has allotted
$5,000 for work in the
north of Canada.
Assistance will go to
Newfoundland to extend
the W.I. work in
Labrador.
The Normans buy heavy short -keep feeders at
about 900 pounds, and keep them an average of
90 days. The 600 cattle are turned over about four
times a year and because Bob has no straw, he
beds them down in sawdust, which he hauls on
contract from an area furniture factory. The
fattest 45 .cattle are picked out each week and
shipped on the rail where they fetch premium
prices.
Despite all the bad markets and depressed
cattle prices of the last several years, Bob says
he made money.
"I think some farmers complain too much," he
says. "If they can't compete efficiently, then
they should get out of business."
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